Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity

Goffman, Erving

ISBN 10: 0140124756 / ISBN 13: 9780140124750

Published by Penguin Books, Limited (UK), 1990

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Synopsis:

The dwarf, the disfigured, the blind man, the homosexual, the ex-mental patient and the member of a racial or religious minority all share one characteristic: they are all socially "abnormal", and therefore in danger of being considered less then human. Whether ordinary people react by rejection, by over-hearty acceptance or by plain embarressment, their main concern is with such an individual's deviance, not with the whole of his personality. "Stigma" is a study of situations where normal and abnormal meet, and of the ways in which a stigmatized person can develop a more positive social and personal identity.

About the Author: Erving Goffman (1922-1982) was one of the most influential sociologists of the twentieth century. He was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled ...
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Publication Date: 1990
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good